1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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The 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election was the contest in which Republican politician Kay Orr won the governorship, becoming one of the first female governors in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6600876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election Context triple: [Kay Orr, electedIn, 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election]
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A.
Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska)
Kay Orr was a Republican politician who served as the first woman governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991.
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B.
Nebraska's 1st congressional district
Nebraska's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in eastern Nebraska that includes the state capital, Lincoln, and surrounding communities.
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C.
Office of the Governor of Nebraska
The Office of the Governor of Nebraska is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing laws, and overseeing state agencies in Nebraska.
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D.
Nebraska state government
The Nebraska state government is the unified governmental authority of the U.S. state of Nebraska, overseeing its executive, legislative, and judicial functions.
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E.
Gering, Nebraska
Gering, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska that serves as a gateway community to the nearby Scotts Bluff National Monument and the surrounding Platte River Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election Target entity description: The 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election was the contest in which Republican politician Kay Orr won the governorship, becoming one of the first female governors in the United States.
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A.
Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska)
Kay Orr was a Republican politician who served as the first woman governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991.
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B.
Nebraska's 1st congressional district
Nebraska's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in eastern Nebraska that includes the state capital, Lincoln, and surrounding communities.
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C.
Office of the Governor of Nebraska
The Office of the Governor of Nebraska is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing laws, and overseeing state agencies in Nebraska.
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D.
Nebraska state government
The Nebraska state government is the unified governmental authority of the U.S. state of Nebraska, overseeing its executive, legislative, and judicial functions.
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E.
Gering, Nebraska
Gering, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska that serves as a gateway community to the nearby Scotts Bluff National Monument and the surrounding Platte River Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gubernatorial election
ⓘ
human ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1982 Nebraska gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| hadCandidate |
Helen Boosalis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kay A. Orr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1986-11-04 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1986-11-04 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| loser | Helen Boosalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| notableFor | being one of the first female governors in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
politician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Nebraska ⓘ |
| partOf | 1986 United States gubernatorial elections ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Nebraska
ⓘ
Governor of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousGovernor | Bob Kerrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousGovernorParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| winner | Kay A. Orr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election Description of subject: The 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election was the contest in which Republican politician Kay Orr won the governorship, becoming one of the first female governors in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kay Orr